Saturday, October 31, 2009

First of November is synonymous with remembering the love ones we lost. In general i don't need to go the cemetery to remember family. I think of them during the year or when i do something they would also do, and not specially that day. Also the fact that cemetery's are full of wonderful stone, which is used to make horrible kitsch tombstones. The nice modern/new tombstones are very rare in general. In Brussel there are several cemetery's, but one of my favourite ones is the one in Dieweg. This cemetery is a piece of art, it's not enormous, and there are no new tombstone, everything is very ancient. There is a feeling of "a lost world". I passed today 3 hours, and i can see that i didn't felt alone in a strange way.

This is art, not mass production!!!

Tomb of a married couple

Ceramic flowers, there since 1889 and still are nice.

An Art nouveau masterpiece

I went down there, and the wall were full of white marble with names, the floor was a marble mosaic, sadly the pictures i took, didn't worked out.

When nature takes over

Don't need words

Last time i looked back before leaving the cemetery, a moment not to forget.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Greet made a wonderful post about chairs last week. I am sure a lot of bloggers where drooling at there screen. I was anyway!!!! Acceptation of having a problem is the first step. So that part is done know. But i can frankly say it doesn't affect my health at all :-)

I just love chairs, and will always collect them.

My last treasure is just fantastic. Here are some picture, so i can share this with you.

Like i received my gilded mirror back i was thinking today to the apartment of Katinka de Montal in Paris.

It's a little place in an orangery. But she has incredible taste, she does everyhting almost her self, and she's always using goldleaf on everything. It's monochrome in one way because she only uses white, gold and cristal. You can watch a video on youtube about her place. She's very artistic.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

What a day, rushing to work and after lunch rushing to Antwerp for the annual Dries Van Noten stock sales. Gorgeous clothes, accesoires, bags, shoes and textile for little prices.

After a train trip of half an hour i arrived in the "cathedral" of Central Antwerp. I call it like that because it super huge for a train station.

I had t hurry, the sales were already begun when i arrived in Antwerp. So i quickly walked to the place. And off course when i arrived there was already a cue to wait. But luckely the people were all nice and i chatted with some nice ladies. And before we knew we were inside.

I have no pictures of it because i had to go quickly to the men side to see what there was. I suppose you understand this. I was there for buying not to look only :-)

And off course there were fantastic things, i bought a vest for 125 €, a polo for 50€ and also a shirt for 50€, and some textile to make pillows of for my living room at only 25€

I am so happy and on top i found a friend back. Let me explain: the fitting rooms for the guys weren't separate, and when i was trying on a shirt, a just found a schoolfriend back. That's called serendipity i think :-)

We're now back in brussels, going to the restaurant when i finish my article here. But for me the day can't be more perfect.

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Welcome, i am somebody who is always on a conquest for quality, in interior, fashion or lifestyle in general. In those times of globalisation and mass production is the unique piece more and more unique. Let us not become lazy. Find, discover, make your own style !!!!!Viva la revolution!!!!! I started this blog as a record of all the beautifull things i find which inspire me. I hope this site is also an inspiration to all that continue to visit it.